Bay Area Hoopers was fun today, but cool and drizzly... I had fun, but even more fun tonight during my hour of personal practice. Set the kitchen timer to 1 hour... I turned on some of Kramer new mixes and rocked out in the livingroom again, whizzing by the tv and lights by inches and somehow kept it contained. I was super inspired by one of Beth of the Hoop Path's videos on my YouTube favorites list.

I played with endless reversals on vertical and horizontal planes, letting my legs dance up as if on marionette strings in response to the music and breaks. Over and over and over again, I specifically practiced Barrell Roll with Snake with a vertical float to vertical isolation to a float down, in both directions, breaking back one way and then to the other. Over and over again. isolations, isolations, isolations. I am finally able to do the float up with my left hand in Limbo at Booty Bump, which had been more challenging last week.

While dancing to the thumping house music, I felt this shimmy of adrenaline through my body.. sensing the nearness of Burning Man! I can't wait to play with friends on the playa! I can't wait to be inspired and to unleash and let go with no space considerations!

While hooping, I noticed that my left hand is getting stronger and gaining more precision. Overall my hoop has accelerated, but every time I notice a sloppy wobble I just inhale and focus on balanced planes rather than speed. Again reminding myself to mobilize my legs, lifting higher into leaps. Playing with vertical isolations while dancing left and right, up and down with shoulder shimmies.

After several days of pratice with a clattering hoop, today I finally got Spunk while hooping in my outflow/second current. No falls! Finally! I think the shorts had something to do with it... skin is stickier. But it felt so sweet to finally have the hoop at home orbiting my legs this way.

After practice I walked over and looked at myself in the mirror and appreciated myself. I smiled, realizing that I look great. The internal critic can be so decieving sometimes. I love my body! Hooping rocks.